1不要丧失信心，只要你再加把劲，下次会做得好些。(lose heart)

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答案：Don't lose heart！You will do it better next time if you work harder.

2直到我又一次求职失败的时候我才意识到知识的价值。(only放于句首)

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答案：Only when I had another failure in my job­seeking did I realize that knowledge is valuable.

3其实，这事我昨天就完成了。(as a matter of fact)

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答案：As a matter of fact，I finished it yesterday.

4他总是乐于帮助那些有麻烦的人。(in trouble)

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答案：He is always ready to help those in trouble.

A Good Friend，A Second Self

I couldn't believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play.Mrs.Dermitt，my drama teacher，had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a comedy.Luckily for me，she thought that I could handle the __1__.

That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked __2__ about the play.Although Kevin hadn't been __3__ for a part on stage，his job with the set crew was important to the success of the play.I told him I was a little __4__ because I had a lot of lines to memorize.

“You can do it，” He said.I knew I could __5__ him：we had been friends since the third grade，and we __6__ a good team.

Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace.While working hard with the set crew，Kevin __7__ spent hours helping me learn my lines.He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips.We __8__ that he could probably play my part as well as I could.

Three days before the __9__ night，everything was ready for the performance.But when I woke up __10__ a fever and sore throat on the day of the play，the entire production came to a sudden __11__.Everyone in the drama department was worried，__12__ there was no way I could perform.The play was __13__ to open in fewer than six hours，and we had no time to cancel.I tried to think of a way to __14__.Then it hit me -Kevin knew the __15__ as well as I did.I called Mrs.Dermitt to give her my __16__.Within a few short hours，Kevin stood on stage in costume and make­up.The amusing lines he had __17__ with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer.In a strange turn of events，Kevin and I had __18__ the day for everyone by working as a team.

Of course，I was terribly disappointed to have __19__ my chance in the spotlight，but I was extremely __20__ to have such a good friend.

1A.part　 B．play　 C．band　 D．crew

解析：依据上文的“when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play”中的role 可知，该处用part表角色。

答案：A

2A.calmly　 B．seriously　 C．excitedly　 D．anxiously

解析：由文章首句及下文Kevin帮我准备这一角色的时候，“He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips”可知，他对这部话剧也很感兴趣，故C项“兴奋地”符合文意。

答案：C

3A.elected　 B．chosen　 C．invited　 D．trained

解析：choose sb.for/as...“选某人为…… ”，为固定表达。

答案：B

4A.upset　 B．bored　 C．nervous　 D．confused

解析：依据下文的“because I had a lot of lines to memorize”可知，作者要记很多的台词，理应会觉得紧张，并非沮丧、烦恼或困惑。

答案：C

t on　 B．tend to　　 C．talk with　 D．agree with

解析：count on“指望，依赖”；tend to“趋于”；talk with“与某人谈话”；agree with“同意某人说的话”。依据文章的语境可知，作者是信赖这个朋友的。

答案：A

6A.joined　 B．founded　 C．took　 D．made

解析：依据该段话的意思可知，作者跟他的朋友Kevin组成了一个小组，make“组成，构成”。很明显，文章没有说加入别的组或创立一个小组。

答案：D

7A.also　 B．only　 C．still　 D．simply

解析：由上文的“working hard with the set crew”可知，朋友除了忙剧组的工作外，还花大量的时间帮我记台词。故朋友是在做两件事情，因此选A项。

答案：A

8A.expected　 B．debated　 C．agreed　 D．joked

解析：由文章第一段可知，老师让我演该角色，所以让朋友演我的角色只能是玩笑话。故D项合理。

答案：D

9A.final　 B．special　 C．opening　 D．greeting

解析：依据下文“everything was ready for the performance” 可知，一切都准备好了，就等待开演。很明显是在距开演还有三天。

答案：C

10A.with　 B．from　 C．in　 D．by

解析：考查介词的搭配，表“患……病”时，须用介词with。故答案为A项。

答案：A

ge　 B．turn　 C．stop　 D．end

解析：come to a stop表“停止；终止”。而come to an end则表示“结束”，常表某事情发生了之后，要结束。由文章叙述可知，因为作者发烧，嗓子坏了，当然整场戏看起来是演不成了，当然是“终止，停止”之意。

答案：C

12A.for　 B．but　 C．and　 D．so

解析：后文的“there was no way I could perform”与前文大家都很着急之间是因果关系，for在这里引导原因状语从句，表显而易见的原因。

答案：A

13A.likely　 B．ready　 C．sure　 D．due

解析：该句意为：这场戏离预定的开演时间不到6个小时了，无法取消了。be due to表按照预先安排做某事。

答案：D

14A.pass　 B．help　 C．care　 D．face

解析：该语境中作者是要想个好办法来挽救这件事情，故用help表挽救，其他答案均没有该意思。

答案：B

15A.steps　 B．lines　 C．points　 D．cases

解析：由第四段第三句可知，Kevin对台词很熟悉。

答案：B

16A.introduction　 B．instruction　 C．explanation　 D．suggestion

解析：上文作者在想办法解决这个问题，现在想到了这个主意，当然是向老师提出这个建议。A项“介绍”；B项“指导”；C项“解释”，都不合理。

答案：D

17A.scanned　 B．grasped 　C．practiced　 D．presented

解析：依据文章第四段可以得知Kevin跟作者一起练习了很多遍台词。

答案：C

18A.valued　 B．saved　 C．left　 D．kept

解析：很明显，这一天的演出很成功，而上文提及如果作者不能演这场戏，又找不到解决的办法，那这场戏就会砸锅的，现在Kevin演得很好，自然是挽救了剧组所有的人。

答案：B

19A.offered　 B．avoided　 C．risked　 D．missed

解析：依上文叙述可知，作者因病没有出演自己的角色，当然是“错过了”，其他选项都不符合语境。

答案：D

20A.successful　 B．thankful　 C．trustful　 D．hopeful

解析：尽管自己因为患病错过了演出机会，但有这样一位好朋友代替自己演得如此之好，当然应该“庆幸、感激”。

答案：B

1大家都能看出他是故意欺骗我。(on purpose)

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答案：Everybody can see that he cheated me on purpose.

2国庆节被一连串的阴雨天给毁了。(a series of)

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答案：This National Day was completely spoiled by a series of wet days.

3他们一见钟情。(fall in love)

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答案：They fell in love at the first sight.

4我们到达时他们已经开始收拾行李了。(pack up)

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答案：We arrived just as they were packing up their luggage.

5她听腻了他们的印度之行。(be tired of)

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答案：She was tired of hearing about their trip to India.

　你今年暑假去沙漠旅游，觉得沙漠很美丽，但是你从电视上知道全球沙漠化程度日益严重，甚至你自己也身处沙漠之中，你有什么感想？请你就此写一篇英语短文。内容包括：

1．你对土地沙漠化的感想；

2．沙漠化产生的主要原因(砍伐树木)及你对治理沙漠化的建议(植树造林；控制人口)。

注意：

1．词数：120左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3．参考词汇：贫瘠的 barren

参考范文：

This summer I had a travel in a desert and I was struck by the beauty of it.But I saw a TV program on desertification the other day and realized that this is a growing problem.It appears that very few people understand how serious this problem is.So it is important that world attention is drawn to desertification，and that we should all work together to stop it.

Desertification has come about largely as a result of farming activities.Huge amounts of trees have been cut down in order to meet people's needs of daily life.Unfortunately，as trees have been cut down，the wind has blown away the soil，leaving the land barren.Therefore，we need to return farmland to forest，and control population growth.

History abounds(有许多) with tales of specialists who thought that the ideas，plans，and projects of others could never be achieved.__1__，success came to those who say，“I can make it happen.”

The Italian__2__Agostino d'Antonio worked hard on a large piece of marble.Unable to produce his__3__masterpiece，he said sadly，“I can do nothing with it.” But Michelangelo discovered the stone and __4__ the possibilities in it.His “I­can­make­it­happen” attitude __5__ one of the world's masterpieces-David.

The __6__of Spain concluded that Columbus's plans to discover a new and shorter route to the West Indies was__7__.“I can make it happen，” Columbus__8__.And he did.Everyone knew the world was __9__，but not Columbus.

__10__the great Thomas Alva Edison__11__his friend，Henry Ford，from pursuing (致力于) his __12__vinced __13__the worthlessness of the idea，Edison invited Ford to come and work for him.Ford said no and continued to tirelessly pursue his dream.__14__his first attempt failed，Henry Ford　 __15__ he could make it happen.And，__16__，he did.

Finally，__17__ you read this article under the magnificent __18__of your environment，consider the __19__ situation of Benjamin Franklin.He was advised to stop foolishly experimenting with lighting.What a waste of time！Why，nothing could be __20__ than the oil lamp.Thank goodness.Franklin knew he could make it happen.You too can make it happen!

1A.Therefore　 B．Instead　 C．However　 D．Otherwise

解析：文章第一句话说有许多专家认为很多事情是不可能的，但由下一句的那些成功者的话“我能把它实现”可以看出两句话之间是转折关系，因此选C项。

答案：C

2A.sculptor　 B．professor　 C．painter　 D．expert

解析：由这一句话提到的“一块大理石”，以及后文提到的米开朗琪罗的大卫雕像，可以推测出Agostino d'Antonio是一个雕刻家，因此选A项。

答案：A

3A.desired　 B．well­known　 C．inspired　 D．disturbed

解析：masterpiece “杰作”。由下一句话He said sadly，“I can do nothing with it”可以看出他并没有成功，因此这句话的意思是“不能创作出他渴望的杰作”，因此选desired，意思是“渴望的，热望的”。

答案：A

4A.believed　 B．wished　　 C．expected　 D．imagined

解析：结合下一句话可以推测出这句话的意思是：“但是米开朗琪罗发现了那块石头，并且看到了成功的可能性”。wish和expect的主观性太浓，都表示主语的主观希望，用在此处不合适。imagine用在此处可以看出米开朗琪罗不仅看到了石头，而且设想出了其中的可能性。

答案：D

5A.called in　 B．resulted in　 C．took in　 D．turned into

解析：result in“导致，最终使成为”；call in“召集，召来”；take in“吸收，理解”；turn into“进入，(使)变成”。联系上下文以及米开朗琪罗的事迹我们知道他最终完成了他的杰作“大卫”，因此选B项。

答案：B

6A.specialists　 B．officials　 C．students　 D．people

解析：文章开头便提出有很多专家认为很多人的想法都是不能实现的，因此推测出此处选A项，表示专家们断定西班牙的哥伦布的计划也是行不通的。

答案：A

7A.unnecessary　 B．necessary　 C．impossible　 D．possible

解析：由前一段作者组织文章的逻辑我们可以推测出此处应该也是一种对比，而且由本段的最后一句话也可以看出此处说的是专家们都不相信哥伦布的方案是可行的。此外，通过对比，把哥伦布不服输的精神刻画得淋漓尽致。

答案：C

8A.doubted　 B．laughed　 C．wondered　 D．insisted

解析：doubt“怀疑”；laugh“大笑”；wonder“想知道”；insist“坚持”。从“I can make it happen”的语气可以看出哥伦布“坚持”的态度。

答案：D

9A.round　 B．flat　 C．big　 D．small

解析：那个时候人们都认为地球是平的，只有哥伦布不这么认为，因此他想找到到达西印度群岛的最短途径。

答案：B

10A.Yet　 B．Even　 C．Still　 D．But

解析：由本段的第二句话可以看出爱迪生认为福特的想法是毫无价值的，由此可以推测出此段组织的结构仍与前两段相同，采用对比手法，与前两段的衔接并不存在任何转折。众所周知，爱迪生是伟大的发明家，甚至他也反对福特的想法，因此even表示语气上的强调。

答案：B

11A.discouraged　 B．prevented　 C．protected　 D．encouraged

解析：由本段的第二句话可以看出爱迪生并不支持福特的想法，但并不能认为有他阻止福特想造汽车的做法。只是“不支持，劝他不要这样做”，因此用discouraged。

答案：A

12A.opinion　 B．knowledge　　 C．idea　 D．information

解析：opinion“主张，看法”，通常指某人的意见或建议；knowledge“知识”，指通过学习而获得的有益的知识。汽车是由福特发明的，在他之前没有任何这方面的知识可言；idea“想法，点子”，多用于表述新奇的想法；information“信息”。这里指他想发明汽车这个想法，故选C项。

答案：C

13A.for　 B．of　 C．with　 D．about

解析：convinced 与of 连用，是固定搭配，意思是“确信某事”。

答案：B

14A.If　 B．As　 C．Until　 D．Although

解析：这一句的“he could make it happen”与前面的“failed”构成让步关系，意思是：虽然他的第一次尝试失败了。因此选D项。

答案：D

15A.wondered　 B．knew　 C．guessed　 D．imagined

解析：由前一句“Ford said no and continued to tirelessly pursue his dream”我们可以看出福特决不会轻易放弃他的想法，因此我们可以推测出他的态度。句意：“尽管他的第一次尝试失败了，但是亨利·福特仍然相信他能够成功”。这里knew的语气表明了福特想成功的决心。

答案：B

16A.no doubt　 B．in time　 C．of course　 D．once more

解析：no doubt“毫无疑问”；in time“及时”；of course“当然”；once more“再一次”。本文的主题是：“我能行”的态度决定了成功的结果。这里选of course 表示福特的成功在意料之中。

答案：C

17A.as　 B．since　 C．before　 D．after

解析：as“当……的时候”。结合下一分句我们可以看出此处选as表示时间，能够更好地衔接上下文。句意：“最后，当你在美好的灯光下读这篇文章的时候，不妨想一下当时富兰克林的艰难处境。”

答案：A

18A.warmth　 B．feeling　 C．comfort　 D．lighting

解析：由本段的第二句话我们可以看出这段话叙述的是富兰克林的事迹，因此选lighting与这一句相照应，而且能更好地开启下文。

答案：D

19A.difficult　 B．unfair　 C．mysterious　 D．strange

解析：由下一句“He was advised to stop foolishly experimenting with lighting.”，我们可以看出富兰克林当时的处境是很艰难的，因此选A项。

答案：A

20A.worse　 B．better　 C．brighter　 D．darker

解析：由前一句话“What a waste of time！”以及这一句话中的why可以推测出这里叙说的是与富兰克林同时代人的想法，显然当时的人们认为油灯就很好了。句意：“没有什么比油灯更好的了。”，因此用better更为贴切。

答案：B

1教育在人们的生活中起着重要的作用。(play a/an...part)

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答案：Education plays an important role/part in people's life.

2这本书是以一个发生在1930年的真实故事为背景的。(base v．)

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答案：The book is based on a true story that happened in 1930.

3当他们面临困境时，他们可以请求国际援助。(make a request)

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答案：When they are in trouble，they can make a request for international help.

4学校里不止一个人精通英语。(more than)

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答案：More than one person has a good command of English in the school.

5他们开始考虑如何利用这一机会。(make use of)

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答案：They began to think about/consider what use could be made of this chance.